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Proverbs 5:1
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Proverbs 5:1
1MY son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
1¶ My sonne, attend vnto my wisedome, and bowe thine eare to my vnderstanding.
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DEFINED WORDS
Proverbs 5:1
To give heed or attention; to be present; to wait upon or accompany.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Sound judgment and the right use of knowledge; skill, discernment, or understanding.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
An inclination of the head, or a bending of the body, in token of reverence, respect, civility, or submission.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
The organ of hearing; also, the seed-bearing head of grain.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
understanding
Discernment, intelligence, comprehension, or the faculty of knowing.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Open the full verse study17Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
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Open the full verse study1MY son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
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Open the full verse study20¶ My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
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Open the full verse study11He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
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Open the full verse study23If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
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Open the full verse study17He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
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Open the full verse study13He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
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Open the full verse study19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
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Open the full verse study1HEAR, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
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Open the full verse study29He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
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Open the full verse study7He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
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Open the full verse study6He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
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Open the full verse study9And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
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Open the full verse study22He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
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